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WARSAW, May 20 (Reuters) – There are no decisions about the reduction of American troops in Poland and recent U.S. decision may only temporarily delay their deployment, Polish defence minister said after meeting the U.S. Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Christopher Mahoney. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday told reporters a U.S. troop deployment to Poland had been delayed, but added it was not accurate to say the […]

BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) – Two Japanese nationals and a Chinese national were injured in a knife attack “by a person with a mental disorder” at a restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. “The injured were promptly taken to hospital for treatment, and the suspect has been apprehended by police,” ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said during a regular press conference. (Reporting by Ethan […]

By Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday showed what it said was footage of troops delivering nuclear warheads to mobile Iskander-M missile launch systems, loading them and moving them to launch sites as part of a major nuclear exercise. In a statement released to state media, the Defence Ministry said its forces had practised bringing units to “the highest levels of combat readiness […]

By Mohamed Junayd and Waruna Cudah Nimal Karunatilake MALE, May 20 (Reuters) – The last two bodies of the Italian divers killed in the Maldives’ deadliest-ever diving accident have been recovered, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, completing recovery efforts.  The divers were among a group of five who entered a deepwater cave for exploration last week, after being granted the necessary permit to research soft corals in the Devana […]

MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) – Russia hopes to power its flagship GigaChat AI model with Chinese-made chips, Sberbank’s CEO said during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China, as Western sanctions continue to block the country’s access to advanced hardware abroad. “We are hoping that we will be able to use Chinese microchips for GigaChat,” Chief Executive German Gref told state broadcaster Channel One. GigaChat was developed by Sberbank, the country’s […]

PRAGUE, May 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. doctor is being transferred from Uganda to a hospital in Prague after coming into contact with a patient infected with Ebola, Czech health officials said. The doctor is showing no symptoms of the deadly virus and will be hospitalised as a precaution following a request from the United States, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on X on Wednesday. More than 130 deaths have […]

By Jack Kim SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics’ labour union plans to embark on a massive 18-day strike on Thursday after bonus payment talks with management collapsed and attention is now focused on whether the government will issue an emergency arbitration order. Some 48,000 people plan to walk off the job with significant consequences for the South Korean economy and the supply of memory chips globally, and the […]

By Nestor Corrales and Mikhail Flores MANILA, May 20 (Reuters) – The Philippine Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Senator Ronald dela Rosa for a temporary restraining order to prevent his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court.    Dela Rosa, whose whereabouts are unknown, is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity over his role in a bloody “war on drugs” during Rodrigo Duterte’s 2016-2022 presidency. He has […]

NEW YORK (AP) — James Harden could not stop Jalen Brunson down the stretch and did not have enough offensively to make up for it. The Cleveland Cavaliers blew a 22-point lead to lose Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals to the New York Knicks in overtime on Tuesday night, and Harden’s struggles at each end of the court played a big part in the collapse. Brunson scored on […]